Kyoko Johnson's guest appearances

Kyoko Johnson

K9 Conservationists

Tara Wilson

James Davis

Nate Marshall

Jessica Hekman

Sarah Stremming

Susan Friedman

Ken Ramirez

Kate Graham

Michael Shikashio

Kathy Sdao

Chris Pachel

Erin Jones

Sarah Owings

Simon Gadbois

Merlin Tuttle

OwlTail

Charles van Rees

In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla and Charles speak with Kyoko Johnson about her work at Conservation Dogs Hawaii. What are some threats that Hawaii is facing?  Hawaii is in the middle of the pacific ocean. One of the major principles of conservation is island biology, which is how species and organisms are not able to easily get there from other places It cannot be “fixed” by just allowing other species to arrive, as they would be considered invasive species and the island is much more sensitive to those  Is there anything unique about Hawaii’s wetlands?  There are some unique wetlands due to orographic rainfall from the volcanic activity Because there is a lot of water and a lot of sun, it’s so quick for invasive plants to take over 80% of the coastal wetlands were lost due to development  Why are invasive species so dangerous to Hawaii?  The island struggles more than other places with invasive species On the plus side, it can be easier to square off invasive species and make safe zones  Where to find Charles: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Nature Guys Where to find Kyoko: Website | Instagram | Facebook You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/k9conservationists. K9 Conservationists Website | Merch | Support Our Work | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok

In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla and Charles speak with Kyoko Johnson about her work at Conservation Dogs Hawaii. What are some threats that Hawaii is facing? <ul> <li>Hawaii is in the middle of the pacific ocean. One of the major principles of conservation is island biology, which is how species and organisms are not able to easily get there from other places</li> <li>It cannot be “fixed” by just allowing other species to arrive, as they would be considered invasive species and the island is much more sensitive to those</li> </ul> Is there anything unique about Hawaii’s wetlands? <ul> <li>There are some unique wetlands due to orographic rainfall from the volcanic activity</li> <li>Because there is a lot of water and a lot of sun, it’s so quick for invasive plants to take over</li> <li>80% of the coastal wetlands were lost due to development</li> </ul> Why are invasive species so dangerous to Hawaii? <ul> <li>The island struggles more than other places with invasive species</li> <li>On the plus side, it can be easier to square off invasive species and make safe zones</li> </ul> Where to find Charles: <a href="http://vanreesconservation.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/GuloThoughts?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/guloshots/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://natureguys.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nature Guys</a> Where to find Kyoko: <a href="http://www.conservationdogshawaii.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/conservationdogshawaii/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/conservationdogshawaii/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> You can support the K9 Conservationists Podcast by joining our Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/k9conservationists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/k9conservationists.</a> <a href="https://k9conservationists.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">K9 Conservationists Website</a> | <a href="https://www.bonfire.com/store/k9-conservationists/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Merch</a> | <a href="https://k9conservationists.org/support-our-work/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support Our Work</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/k9conservationists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/k9.conservationists/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@k9.conservationists?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a>

Conservation Dogs of Hawaii with Kyoko Johnson and Dr. Charles van Rees